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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Digital platforms promote transparency: Prakash Javadekar
New digital media guidelines provide level playing field for various platforms
Government supports self-regulation
Mumbai, March 20, 2021
Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar today asserted that digital technology platforms have played a key role in promoting transparency and introducing corruption free atmosphere in governance.
Speaking at a Digital Media Conclave organized by a private TV Network in Mumbai, Shri Javadekar said, through the new guidelines on OTT, the Government has attempted to provide a level playing field for various digital platforms. He said "Through these guidelines on OTT, we have tried to bring about transparency and provide level playing field to various media platforms, be it electronic, print or digital media. It is just for fair-facilitation for self-regulation and not intended for controlling the OTT platforms.
Recalling how digital media enabled government's functioning during the COVID pandemic, the Minister said more than 50 cabinet meetings were held virtually ensuring that there weren't any delays in decision making.
Shri Javadekar further said that more than 13 lakh crore rupees were transferred to 35 crore people through DBT  mode under various welfare schemes of the Central Government. "More than 12.30 crore farmers received money in their accounts directly, without any leakage of funds" he added.
The Minister said "there was a time we used to deal with cash for all our purchasing but now we have started using digital mode of payment very frequently, which has added to the convenience. It has now become our way of life, as even a vegetable vendor keeps a QR code to facilitate digital payment". The Minister also cited example of DIKSHA Platform , to highlight importance of digital education and efforts put to encouraging same.
He further stated that "during pandemic we thought how to entertain people so we decided to broadcast the old Doordarshan TV Series like Ramayana, Mahabharat which saw record breaking viewership".
Speaking about the theme of the Conclave "My Maharashtra, Digital Maharashtra", Shri Javadekar remarked that the digital world is beyond the physical boundaries of any form, and complemented Maharashtra for adopting the new technology in right earnest.
Amongst other dignitaries, Actor Shreyas Talpade and Global Teacher Award winning academic Ranjitsinh Disale shared the stage with the Union Minister on this occasion.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Crime against Animals
The Government does not maintain any crime records. However, the Animal Welfare Board of India maintains a data of complaints on reported cruelty to animals.The Wildlife Crime Bureau also deals with the violation of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
The data on crimes relating to cruelty to animals maintained by the Law enforcement authority of the concerned States and Union Territories.The Animal Welfare Board of India  in their annual report publishes the details of the complaints received in regard to the animal cruelty alongwith the action taken. The number of complaints received in the Animal Welfare Board of India regarding cruelty to animals are forwarded to
the concerned States /Union Territories for taking necessary action. The details from the year 2015-16 to till date  is given hereunder:
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Sl. No.
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Year
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Number of cruelty cases forwarded to the States/UTs
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1
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2014-15
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155
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2
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2015-16
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228
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3
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2016-17
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256
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4
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2017-18
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225
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5
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2018-19
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144
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6
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2019-20
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300
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7
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2020-21
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383
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8
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2021-22
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210 
The Animal Welfare Board of India  is a statutory body. It is an advisory body to the Central and State Government on the issues related to animal welfare including cruelty meted out to animals.
The implementations of the statutory laws are primary duty of the State Government as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The State Government shall prevent, detect, register and investigate crime and prosecute the criminals. The AWBI has been writing regularly to the State Governments/Union Territories to prevent cruelty to animals and implement the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and its Rules effectively.
The AWBI is periodically addressing the letters to the State Governments/UTs regarding the complaints received and request them to take necessary action against the offenders as per law.The AWBI is also regularly addressing the State /Union Territories to establish or re- constitute the State Animal Welfare Boards and District Society to Prevention of Cruelty to Animal  in every district to prevent unnecessary pain or suffering to animals.
The AWBI has its own number i.e. 09650609880 and email id animalwelfareboard[at]gmail[dot]com to report the case of cruelty to animals / distressed animals or any other issues pertaining to welfare of the animals for immediate necessary help.This information was given by The Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Parshottam Rupala in the Loksabha in a written reply today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to launch Madhya Pradesh Startup Policy during the Madhya Pradesh Startup Conclave on 13th May
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the Madhya Pradesh Startup Policy and address the startup community during the Madhya Pradesh Startup Conclave being held in Indore, on 13th May, 2022 at 7 PM via video conferencing. He will also launch the Madhya Pradesh Startup portal, which will facilitate and help promote the startup ecosystem.
The Madhya Pradesh Startup Conclave will witness participation of various pillars of the startup ecosystem including policy makers from government and private sector, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, investors, mentors and other stakeholders. It will witness a variety of sessions including speed mentoring session, where startups will have dialogue with leaders of educational institutions and startup space; how to start startup session, where startups will be guided by policymakers; funding session, where entrepreneurs will learn about various funding methods; pitching session, where startups will get opportunity to collaborate with investors and put forth their ideas for funding; and ecosystem support session, where participants will learn about brand value and about promoting startup ecosystem in the state. A Startup Expo displaying new trends and innovations will also be displayed at the venue.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers  – May, 2020
The All-India CPI-IW for May, 2020 increased by 1 point and stood at 330 . On 1-month percentage change, it increased by  0.30 per cent between April and May, 2020 compared to  0.64 per cent increase between corresponding months of previous year.
The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food group contributing  0.67 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Arhar Dal, Masur Dal, Moong Dal, Urd Dal, Groundnut Oil, Mustard Oil, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Poultry , Milk, Cabbage, French Bean, Green Coriander Leaves, Potato, Country Liquor, Refined Liquor, Cooking Gas, Petrol, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was checked by Rice, Wheat, Garlic, Onion, Bitter Gourd, Coconut, Gourd, Lady’s Finger, Mango, Parval, Tomato, Torai, Banana, Kerosene Oil, etc., putting downward pressure on the index.
At centre level, Warrangal, Chhindwara and Ahmedabad recorded the maximum increase of 6 points each. Among others, 4 points increase was observed in 6 centres, 3 points in 11 centres, 2 points in 9 centres and 1 point in 8 centres. On the contrary, Doom-Dooma Tinsukia recorded the maximum decrease of 10 points followed by Salem , Munger-Jamalpur  and Lucknow . Among others, 5 points decrease was observed in 1 centre, 4 points in another 1 centre, 3 points in 6 centres, 2 points in 9 centres and 1 point in another 9 centres. Rest of 11 centres’ indices remained stationary.
The indices of 33 centres are above All-India Index and 45 centres’ indices are below national average.
Year-on-year inflation based on all-items stood at 5.10 per cent for May, 2020 as compared to 5.45 per cent for the previous month and 8.65 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, Food inflation stood at 5.88 per cent against 6.56 per cent of the previous month and 5.21 per cent during the corresponding month a year ago.
The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the M/o Labour & Employment, has been compiling Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers every month on the basis of the retail prices of selected items collected from 289 markets spread over 78 industrially important centres in the country. The index is compiled for 78 centres and All-India and is released on the last working day of succeeding month.
Y-o-Y Inflation based on CPI-IW 
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Sr. No.
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Groups
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April, 2020
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May, 2020
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I
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Food Group
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341
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342
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II
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Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants
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399
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401
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III
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Fuel & Light
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297
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295
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IV
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Housing
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450
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450
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V
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Clothing, Bedding & Footwear
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229
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229
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VI
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Miscellaneous Group
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256
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256
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General Index
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329
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330
All-India Group-wise CPI-IW for April and May, 2020
Prime Minister's Office
PM to visit Durgapur, West Bengal on 2 February 2019
The Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi, will visit Durgapur in West Bengal on February 2, 2019.
During the visit, he will dedicate to the nation, the Railway electrification of 294 kilometre long Andal- Sainthia-Pakur-Malda and Khana- Sainthia Sections. Electrification of this section will enable ease of transportation of coal, stone chips and ballast to North and North East India in a seamless manner.
He will also dedicate the twenty kilometre long Hijli- Narayangarh third line to the nation.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN ARMY ENGINEERS INNOVATE A SOLUTION FOR EFFICIENT CONVERSION OF LIQUID OXYGEN TO LOW PRESSURE OXYGEN GAS FOR COVID PATIENTS
(India's response to the second COVID wave dictated an exponential demand for oxygen and oxygen cylinders. Since oxygen was transported in liquid form in cryogenic tanks, quick conversion of liquid oxygen to oxygen gas and ensuring availability at the patients’ bed was a critical challenge faced by all hospitals managing COVID patients.
An Indian Army Engineers team under Maj Gen Sanjay Rihani undertook an initiative to find a solution to this challenge. A specialised task force was quickly put together for early execution of an innovation to ensure that oxygen is made available without the use of gas cylinders, thus obviating the need to refill them frequently.
Over seven days, the team of Army Engineers in-direct consultation and material support from CSIR & DRDO put together a working solution using vaporisers, PRVs and liquid oxygen cylinders. In order to ensure continuous conversion of liquid oxygen into oxygen gas at the requisite pressure and temperature at the COVID bed, the team used a self pressuring liquid oxygen cylinder of small capacity  and processed it through a specially designed vaporiser and directly usable outlet pressure  with requisite leak proof pipeline and pressure valves.
A prototype with two liquid cylinders capable of feeding oxygen gas for 40 beds for a period of two to three days has been made functional at Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt. The team has also tested a mobile version to cater for typical shifting requirements in hospitals. The system is economically viable and is safe to operate since it obviates high gas pressure in the pipeline or cylinders and does not require any power supply to operate. The system is capable of replication in a quick time frame.
This innovation is another example of Indian Army's commitment to promote innovations in bringing simple and practical solutions to complex problems. The Indian Army stands steadfast with the nation in this fight against Covid 19.
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AA, BSC
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
39 Mega Food Parks and 298 Integrated Cold Chain Projects sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana 
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries  has sanctioned 39 Mega Food Parks and 298 Integrated Cold Chain Projects throughout the country to fill in the gaps across the value chain and establishing the Cold Chain Grid.
The MoFPI is focusing on building cold chain infrastructure across the country, for seamless transfer of perishables from production to consumption areas, through the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana , which comprises of component schemes namely  Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure,  Mega Food Park,  Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages,  Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities  Agro Processing Clusters and  Operation Greens. These schemes aim at arresting post-harvest losses of horticulture and non-horticulture produce by encouraging the creation of cold storages/ primary processing/ and transportation facilities across the country.
A State/ UT-wise list showing the approved Cold Chain and Mega Food Park projects as on date under the PMKSY is placed below:
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S.No.
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State / UT
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Cold Chain project
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Mega Food Park project
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Total Projects
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1
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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1
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-
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1
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|
2
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Andhra Pradesh
|
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15
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|
3
|
|
18
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|
3
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
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|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
4
|
|
Assam
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
5
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|
Bihar
|
|
5
|
|
1
|
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
|
3
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
7
|
|
Gujarat
|
|
19
|
|
2
|
|
21
|
|
8
|
|
Haryana
|
|
12
|
|
2
|
|
14
|
|
9
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
|
16
|
|
1
|
|
17
|
|
10
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
|
7
|
|
1
|
|
8
|
|
11
|
|
Karnataka
|
|
14
|
|
2
|
|
16
|
|
12
|
|
Kerala
|
|
5
|
|
2
|
|
7
|
|
13
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
8
|
|
2
|
|
10
|
|
14
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
64
|
|
3
|
|
67
|
|
15
|
|
Manipur
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
16
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
17
|
|
Nagaland
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
18
|
|
Odisha
|
|
5
|
|
2
|
|
7
|
|
19
|
|
Punjab
|
|
20
|
|
3
|
|
23
|
|
20
|
|
Rajasthan
|
|
11
|
|
1
|
|
12
|
|
21
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
18
|
|
-
|
|
18
|
|
22
|
|
Telangana
|
|
11
|
|
2
|
|
13
|
|
23
|
|
Tripura
|
|
-
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
24
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
|
21
|
|
2
|
|
23
|
|
25
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
|
24
|
|
2
|
|
26
|
|
26
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
12
|
|
1
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
298
|
|
39
|
|
337
The above information was given by Shri Rameswar Teli, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries, in a reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Shri Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde to be the next Chief Justice of India
The President has appointed Shri Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, Judge of the Supreme Court as the next Chief Justice of India with effect from November 18, 2019.
Shri Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde has been a Judge of the Supreme Court since April 12, 2013. Earlier he served as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court for about six months since October 16, 2012. He has also been an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court from March 29, 2000 and a Permanent Judge from March 28, 2002.
Shri Justice Bobde, born on April 24, 1956, was enrolled as an Advocate on September 13, 1978. He started his practice at the High Court Bench at Nagpur and the District Court at Nagpur and occasionally at the High Court at Bombay and the Supreme Court of India in civil, constitutional, labour, company, election and taxation matters. He specialized in constitutional, administrative, company, environmental and election laws.
Ministry of Defence
Tri-Service Band Symphony ‘Ek Shaam Desh Ke Naam’ being organised in New Delhi on 15th October to pay homage to the fallen heroes & highlight jointness among the Services
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh to be the Chief Guest
A Tri-Service Band Symphony ‘Ek Shaam Desh Ke Naam’ is being organised by Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff  in New Delhi on October 15, 2022. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh will be the Chief Guest of the event. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Service Chiefs, other senior military & civil officials as well as families of personnel will also be in attendance. The event, symbolising jointness and integration among the three Services, is in continuation to the various activities being carried out by HQ, IDS to commemorate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations. The objective is to reflect jointness amongst the three Services, pay homage to war heroes of the Armed Forces and boost the morale of troops.
During the event, Tri-Service bands will play melodious tunes of patriotic and national fervour to highlight ‘Anekta Mein Ekta’ among the Armed Forces. The songs to be performed include ‘Saare Jahan Se Achha’, ‘Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon’, ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Ma Tujhe Salam’.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Foreign Ship Agrounds Near Garchumuk, Howrah
Kolkata, August 2, 2023
The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port , Kolkata authority informed today that the container vessel MTT Singapore, Flag Malaysia, Port of Registry-Port Klang, with a length over all  of 140m and drawing a draft of 7.4 m ran aground at about 11:25 am today at Pukuria Point  near Garchumuk, Howrah due to steering failure.
The vessel was carrying 338 containers from Port Klang and was bound for Netaji Subhash Dock under Kolkata Dock System.
The Master of the Vessel Edwin Deen Ramas from Philippines along with 20 crew members with nationality from Philippines and Malaysia have been marked safe.
The pilot from SMP, Kolkata is on-board and tugs have been dispatched from Kolkata and Haldia to pull-out the vessel from its ground position. No oil spillage has been noticed yet.
The Master has been advised to lash the containers properly so as to ensure that no containers take to waters.
Special Service and Features
STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION, 2021
Staff Selection Commission has published Notification for "Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2021" on 23.12.2021.
2 Information regarding detail of posts, age limit, essential educational qualification, fee payable, scheme of examination, how to apply, etc. are given in detail in the Recruitment Notice.
3. Applications must be submitted in online mode only through ssc.nic.in . The last date for submission of online applications is 23.01.2022 and last date for making online fee payment is 25-01-2022.
4. In the online application form, candidates are required to upload the scanned colour passport size photograph, which should not be more than three months old from the date of publication of the Notice of Examination.
5. In Southern Region, Tier-I of the Computer Based Examination will be held in April, 2022 in 23 Centres/Cities viz. Chirala, Cuddapah, Guntur, Kakinada, Kumool, Nellore, Raja hm un dry, Tirupati, \/ijayawada, Visakhapatnam & Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh; Hyderabad, Karimnagar & Warangal in Telangana; Chennai, Coimbatore, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli & Vellore in Tamilnadu; and Puducherry.
6. The Press Note is being issued for giving wider publicity for the benefit of prospective applicants, according to a press release issued by K.Nagaraja, Joint Secretary & Regional Director.
Special Service and Features
Two Week ATAL FDP Programme organized by the Department of Production Engineering, NIT Tiruchirappalli
Two Week  Faculty Development Programme  On “Data Analytics and Simulation for Healthcare Supply Chain Management” was conducted from February 20th-March 03rd, 2023, Under
the aegis of AICTE Training and Learning  Academy Sponsored by AICTE, New Delhi. FDP is being Coordinated by Dr S Prasanna Venkatesan
and Co-coordinated by Dr S Vinodh. The FDP aimed to deliberate fundamentals and advancements in line with research and industrial
developments on data analytics and simulation for Healthcare Supply Chain Management .
Expert lectures were from Academia and Healthcare Industries. During the First week , Online sessions were conducted, and Experts from IIT Madras, MNIT Jaipur, and AIIMS New Delhi
delivered lectures. During the second week , offline sessions were organized at the Department of Production Engineering NIT-Trichy. Experts from Flexsim healthcare simulation Bangalore, Cognizant Chennai and NIT-Trichy handled the academic lectures and hands-on training during the offline sessions. Mandatory sessions on stress management, insights on NEP 2020, bibliometric analysis, research writing and an Industrial visit to ZF Rane India limited and Manufacturing Centre of Excellence at NIT-T were arranged during the second week.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
EPFO signs MoU with HUDCO under new Housing Scheme of EPF & MP Act-1952
Dr. V.P. Joy, Central Provident Fund Commissioner and Dr. M. Ravi Kanth, CMD HUDCO signed a Memorandum of Understanding  in the august presence of Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu and the Minister of State , Labour & Employment, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya for facilitating “Housing for All by 2022” here today.
By taking one step forward to achieve Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision of Housing for all by 2022, EPFO has amended EPF Scheme 1952 vide Gazette notification No. G.S.R. 351 dated 12th April, 2017 to provide assistance in acquiring affordable houses to the EPF members by allowing withdrawal from the provident fund to the extent of 90% of the total PF accumulation and also facilitating payment of installment of housing loan. The major objective of this scheme is to assist in building houses for workers integrating with housing programmes of the Central and State Governments.
The salient features of this scheme are:-
1. Bringing together all stake holders namely, workers, employers, financial institutions & housing agencies to provide workers' need for Housing.
2. Forming Housing societies for collective action, ten or more members can register a society. Society will arrange housing units from public/private housing providers, apply to the concerned PF office through the society for getting Certificate of Fund & Contribution.
3. Channelizing the corpus of EPF savings to build affordable housing for the working class, withdrawal of up to 90% of accumulations in members Provident Fund Accounts is allowed.
4. Banks/Financing Agencies can make use of certificate issued by Commissioner to arrive EMI for withdrawal under Para 68 BD  of EPF Scheme.
5. Full/ Part repayment of loans out of monthly P.F. Contributions.
6. Eligibility condition relaxed for such withdrawal, now membership period of EPF reduced from 5 years to 3 years.
7. Members can avail interest subsidy up to 2.20 lakh in Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme  through Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation through its Nodal Agency HUDCO and National Housing Bank for those members whose annual income is less that the amount specified in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna.
8. Individual housing loan repayment can be done by authorizing EPFO to pay installments directly to the lending agency.